If I recall when I did the numbers, a 3rd or 4th round pick has a 7% chance of playing a significant number of NHL games. But hey, Ottawa got a 7th for Nick Shore - WIN! I don't think trading Vanek for scrubs who can barely keep up at the NHL level is better than a 7% chance at a draft pick who mig...

I don't mind Pratt these days, used to hate him but he's toned it down since his return. 1040 needs to do something about the afternoon show and All Things 1970's - Don Taylor Agree 100%. A few years ago Pratt was absolutely insufferable and got himself fired for his tired bike lane rants. Since he...

He started writing for The Score 4 days ago. Live and breathe two things - Hockey and Toronto. Parkdale to East York. @FlipLivingstone http://www.fliplivingstone.com/blog.html - about 20 blog posts that stopped and started in 2015 He's the "founder and co-host" of a Toronto-based sports blog - Sport...

I don't like the hire but I'm not that bothered by it. I think he needs more time to cook at the NHL level as an assistant. Nothing he's done has shown that he'll be up to the level of the NHL's best, just the one AHL's best. I did a little bit of analysis based on a record of NHL coaches going back...

I'm not keen on Green with so little NHL experience. Surely coaching in the AHL is similar in nature to players playing in the AHL? Each night he's been honing his skills against AHL calibre coaches. They might be good but he's not been up against the world-class coaches of the NHL. Sure some of the...

Gleaned this little baby off of the score...somebodys not a fan :lol: Jim Benning doesn’t know what a seller’s market is And other scary things from Thursday’s interview on TSN 1040. DANIEL WAGNER / VANCOUVER COURIER FEBRUARY 17, 2017 11:18 AM Jim Benning is confused Lol that dude just laid Elmer t...

RD who freaking cares who the best is in Utica. You need to look at who is expected to be an NHL player and bring them up. I'm not saying you bring up a crappy player. Making a mental note - "Reefer has dreams of Jordan Subban being another PK Subban the way Reefer once had dreams of Steve Kariya b...

- Over deployment and use of Megna and Chaput when there are better options so, getting back to 'serious lack of depth', who should he have played? Virtanen is learning the game where he belongs. With injuries to Rodin and Dorsett, there isn't anyone else? who do we call up? Grenier better than one...